Interstate quarantine

Pests, diseases and weeds can spread from one part of Australia to another through the movement of: plants or plant products; animals or animal products; soil; agricultural machinery and recreational equipment.

The costs

The introduction of a pest or disease into a production area can result in expensive controls being implemented and loss of markets, which can cost industries and the community millions of dollars.

The rules

The biosecurity legislation of each state and territory of Australia applies restrictions on the movement of items to prevent the spread of pests and diseases between states and to protect the environment and valuable agricultural markets.

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About interstate quarantine

Pests, diseases and weeds can travel with you as you visit different areas of Australia.

There are restrictions on what you can take as you cross state and quarantine borders within Australia. Following the rules about moving these items will help to minimise the risk to Australia’s unique environments and valuable agricultural markets.

Biosecurity alert: tomato potato psyllid

Due to the detection of the exotic pest tomato potato psyllid in Western Australia, emergency movement restrictions have been introduced to prohibit the importation of hosts from the solanaceae and convolvulaceae families into other states and territories of Australia.